Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-10-21
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.


In this issue we give the last of the list
Of premiums awarded at the late FAIR.
Us. Borden & Co. still take the lead.
Everybody come.
Elias Grim, young man living in Front
Royal, had his arm broken by tho kick of
colt, on Saturday.
Boots and shoes q speciality at J. S. Dor
den & Co.'s.
The much wished for rain came on
Monday night. 1t will start the newly
sowed wheat in fine style.
Ifyou want good, cheap hat, go to J.
s. Borden & Co.'s.
Nr. Thos. W. Robey, Of Jefferson coun-
ty, dropped dead in his wagon whilst IN
loading wheat at BlOomey Mill on last
Saturday.
A large amount Of bark is beng hauled
here for shipment from this point. Many
cross-tIes Of q splendid quality are also
being delivered 10 this place.
II you want nice TrecOt dress, go to
J. s. Borden & Co.'S
Mr.. Chas. B. Rouss bass has given $500
10 the Winchester Fair, and proposes to
increase it By $500 more provided one
hundred citizens will contribute $50 each.
You will find the best selected stock of
fall and winter goods ever brought to the
Valley, at Us. Borden & Co.'S
No new hose for the fire department,
and the old ones not overhauled and put
in best possible condition. We are wait
ing for big fire and then the fire boys
can get all they want from the town.
For sale privately a splendid five acre
lot living within the corporate limits OF
Woodstock. Call on Hugh G. OFT, Wood
stock. Va. u.
An old lady, Miss Sarah Skaters, living
near Marshall Station, on the V. NJ. r. r.,
in Fauquier county, committed suicide by
hanging few days ago, while in fit Of
insanity.
For SALE OR REST.-A secondhand
piano, frst-class and good as new. Terms
reasonable. For further information call
at this Office.
The ffy-eighth convention Of the
Evangelical Lutheran Synod Of Virginia
will be held in Harrisonburg, on Oct. 20
at 8 o'clock. The opening sermon will be
preached by Rev. L. L. Smith.
Robert Dawson, white married man.
aged forty, was arrested in Luray few
days since and sent to Jail for trial for al
attempt to commit feloniOus assault on
an eight year old girl.
A very interesting and forcible temper
ance address ives delivered by Mr. TstuH
In the Christian church in this place, OF
Monday night The audience was not a'
large as 1t should have been.
The barn Of Mr. J. B. Ruffner o.
Massanutton, Pags cOunty,was burned on
Saturday night, with large quantity o
wheat, corn, &c. The loss is very heavy
with no insurance.
Harold Frederic's strong novel Of life IL
Central New York, which has attracted
20 much attention in SeribReT's throughou
the year, will reach a satisfactory conclu'
.iou in the November number OF tina
Magazine.
The new comet recently discovered b!
the astronomers ia said TO be now visible
70 the naked eye, and may be found in
the evening IN the northwest sky. TIT
comet 10 moving eastward, is large an'
bright. and promises to become NOR
brilliant in few weeks.
All applicants for schools in Madison
district are requested to inert the Board o
Trustees. at Edinburg, on Tuesday, Oct
9th. 1897. MILTON NJ. CAMPBELL,
Chairman Board Of Trustees.
Read the advertisement in thus paper o
Dalton & Strickland, $50 Penna. ave
Washington, d. c., dealers in fine shoes
Their stock is the finest and most com
plete In the city. and their prices ar
astonishingly low. Write to them for
catalogue.
The frontispiece for the Novembe
Hsrper's will be an engraving from tn
exquisite painting by F. s. Church, calle'
"A Fairy Tale" The meaning Of tb
picture is interpreted by an anonymOu
poet In a sonnet Of sublime conception.
Mr.. Lew stictley, father Of Col Z. Z
gtickley, Of this place, appointment citltsl
living near strasburg, died on Sunday
Dot. 18th, after a short but severe illness
AGED Y years. He was . CONSTANT mem
her of the Christian church.
We are now receiving our fall stock o
millinery. Ladies will please call and ex
anime. Matchmaking done at the loves
prioes. Miss Hattie Bauserman in charge
WILLIAM BAUsERMAN,